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| Harmy was Rod's childhood teddy bear. One day, Harmy disappeared and is still at large. Hence the logo for Harmy Films, a one-eyed tattered teddy bear. Doesn't that just scream important filmmaker? |
| A B O U T H A R M Y F I L M S Can you hear that? That's the sound of dreams coming true. Rodrick Pocowatchit wanted to make movies, so he did. It all started when he decided to write his first script, which became "Dancing on the Moon." And with that very first effort, Rod got accepted into two screenwriting labs at the prestigious Sundance Institute (ya know, that thing that Robert Redford started). But he didn't stop there. After much hard work, Rod made "Dancing on the Moon" with a miniscule budget, no prior directing experience and hardly any crew. It would go on to be screened at film festivals across the country (and in Canada, Italy and the Netherlands) and win a few awards (including the Audience Award in Kansas City and a special jury prize for Rod at the renowned American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco). Named after his childhood teddy bear, Harmy, Rod's production company next made "Sleepdancer," which received four award nominations at the 2005 American Indian Film Festival, including three for Rod: Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Then Rod upped the ante with this third feature, "The Dead Can't Dance," which used almost 200 extras, numerous locations, make-up effects and took over the course of four months to shoot. Crazy, huh? Sorry, we couldn't hear your response. It was drowned out by the loud noise of things happening. Things that can only happen when you dare to dream big. F I L M O G R A P H Y / A W A R D S Dancing on the Moon (90 min., 2003) -- Three Native American friends get stranded on the road to a powwow. Their journey leads them through sorrow, pain and remorse to where they find peace: The powwow world. 2003 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco Nominee -- Best Supporting Actor (Rodrick Pocowatchit) WINNER -- Special Jury Prize for promising newcomer (Rodrick Pocowatchit) 2004 American Indian L.A. Film & TV Awards, Hollywood, CA Nominee -- Best Motion Picture WINNER -- Best Lead Actor in a Film (Guy Ray Pocowatchit) Nominee -- Best Supporting Actor in a Film (Mark Wells) 2004 Kansas International Film Festival, Kansas City WINNER - Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature Sleepdancer (90 min., 2005) -- A half-Native American coroner’s investigator unfolds the mystery of a mute Native American man who seeks solace from past tragedy in his waking dreams. 2005 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco (world premiere) Nominee -- Best Feature Film Nominee -- Best Director (Rodrick Pocowatchit) Nominee -- Best Actor (Rodrick Pocowatchit) Nominee -- Best Supporting Actor (Mark Wells) 2006 American Indian L.A. Film & TV Awards, Los Angeles WINNER -- Best Film WINNER -- Best Actor (Rodrick Pocowatchit) WINNER -- Best Supporting Actor (Mark Wells) |
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| O F F I C I A L B I O |
| Rodrick Pocowatchit is from the Pawnee, Shawnee and Comanche tribes and resides in Wichita, KS. As director, screenwriter, producer and editor, he has made seven short films and three independent features, “Dancing on the Moon”, “Sleepdancer” and "The Dead Can't Dance." He has won several awards, including recognition from the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco and the Los Angeles American Indian Film & TV Awards, and received intensive training from the Sundance Institute's screenwriting and feature film program. As actor, Rod currently appears in “The Only Good Indian” starring Wes Studi and directed by Kevin Willmott ("C.S.A: Confederate States of America"), which had its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. |
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| Rod is featured in the new book "Native Features: Indigenous Films from Around the World." Says author Houston Wood: "Rodrick Pocowatchit has made two feature films ... in which he served as writer, director, producer, and one of the principal actors. Neither film is directly autobiographical, but both draw from Pocowatchit’s own Kansas roots, relationships, and experiences to create what is probably the most intimately personal cinema created by any Indigenous filmmaker anywhere in the world." |
| C O N T A C T |
| E-mail Rod. He's chattable. Become a fan of "The Dead Can't Dance" on Facebook. Follow Rod on Twitter. Watch our short films. Buy Rod lunch. Wanna support us? |